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The product of waterlogged soil conditions, and hence an anaerobic environment; it encourages the reduction of iron compounds by micro-organisms and often causes mottling of soil into a patchwork of grey and rust colours. The process is known as gleying, or gleyzation (US usage).
From: gley in A Dictionary of Plant Sciences »
Subjects: Biological Sciences.
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